Language: Japanese
Grade Level: High school
General Proficiency Level: 1st-4th year
Duration of Lesson: 2-3 60-minute classes (depending on student access to computers outside of school)
DESCRIPTION
High school students will have the opportunity to explore Japanese bathing utensils and learn how to take a bath in Japan. Working with a partner, they will try to guess how to use certain bathing utensils, and will try to figure out different ways to use a tenugai bath towel. They will then design their own tenugui, invent a use for it, and post to the class wiki pictures of their tenugui with instructions in Japanese about how to use it.
LESSON PLAN OBJECTIVES
With a partner, students will look at some Japanese onsen bath utensils (bath bucket, bath stool, bath scoop, tenugui, bath scrubber) and try to guess how each item is used.
Students will read a handout and see a video project about going to an onsen and taking a bath. With a partner, they will practice explaining how to bathe at an onsen.
Students will look at real tenugui, as well as pictures of tenugui, and try to figure out the meaning of the patterns on the tenugui. They will do a webquest and learn about the history of tenugui,and how they are used today.
Students will next create an original tenugui design, drawn on cloth the size of a real tenugui (33cmx90cm).
Students will invent a use for their original tenugui, and will post pictures (videos) showing their tenugui, and how to use it.
. They will present their tenugui and brochures to the class, and then display them in a showcase at school to tell others.
ASSESSMENT ELEMENTS
Teacher will evaluate students informally (formative assessment) when they practice the bathing routine with a partner, and when they practice saying how to use their tenugui traditional style and contemporary style.
Teacher will evaluate students using summative assessment through the webquest project and handout, and through vocabulary quizzes.
STANDARDS
1.1 Interpersonal Communication · Students discuss with their partners how Japanese bathing items are used. · Students will tell and show their partners how to take a bath in Japan.
Students will brainstorm with their partners about an original design for a tenugui,and and original use for a tenugui.
1.2 Interpretive Communication
Students see videos and/or slides of tenugui and try to guess the meaning of the designs.
1.3 Presentational Communication
Students share their original tenugui, with an explanation about how to use it in a new way, by posting on the class wiki.
2.1 Practices and Perspectives of Culture · Students become acquainted with Japanese bathing items and bathing customs.
2.2 Products and Perspectives of Culture · Students learn about the importance of cleanliness in Japanese society, and the multiple uses of such items as the tenugui.
4.2 Comparing Cultures · Students compare bathing customs in Japan and the United States.
II. LESSON PLANS
Lesson 1 Functions
Students will learn the names of some bathroom utensils at an onsen, and learn how to use the volitional form ～おう(Let`s~) when talking about going to an onsen. They will also talk about what they will do at an onsen, using the ~たら form.
Culture
Students will understand how to take a bath at an onsen using the appropriate utensils.
Materials
actual bathing utensils (teoke, senmenki, isu, tenugui)
handout: kanji pre-activity
handout: kanji vocabulary list
Technology and Equipment
TV/DVD player with hookup to computer
Sequence of Activities
1. Teacher introduces vocabulary using Onsen Reading Assignment handout KANJI PRE-ACTIVITY and KANJI VOCABULARY LIST, and shows students actual bath utensils.
2. Students look over the handout and circle any unfamiliar kanji, then try to figure out their meanings with a partner. Students also try to guess how to use the various bath utensils.
3.Students watch the "Let`s Visit an Onsen" video project {VIDEO] and read the sentences aloud. They work with their partner to figure out the meaning of the sentences.
4. Students report back to the class what they have figured out about the kanji in the reading assignment, and the usage of the bath utensils. With a partner, they will practice saying how to take a bath at an onsen, suing ～たらand ～おう forms where appropriate.
5. Teacher will give each pair of students the same reading assignment, cut into strips, with one-two sentences per strip. Students will work with their partners to put the strips into the correct order.
5. The teacher will help students as needed, and provide feedback (formative assessment) on their progress.
6.Students take vocabulary quizlet to check their progress (formative assessment) Tenugui vocabulary quiz
Lesson 2 Functions
Students will explore the history and use of tenugui, one of the traditional onsen utensils.
Culture
Students will understand why tenugui are unhemmed and made of cotton, and will know how they differ from American-style towels.
Materials
handout: tenugui webquest questions
actual tenugui
white cloth cut in 33x90cm strips
permanent markers in variety of colors
Technology and Equipment
TV/DVD player with hookup to computer
Sequence of Activities
1. Teacher will show students a video about a towel drying rack [JAPANESE TOWEL RACK-WHAT IS IT?], and students will try to figure out its function.
2. Students will do a webquest about tenugui cooper WebQuest TENUGUI], and answer questions on the webquest questions handout [Cooper worksheet webquest].
3. Students will design their own tenugui, first on paper, and then on the white cloth. Next they will color the tenugui using permanent markers.
4. Students will do an experiment to compare hemmed and unhemmed tenugui with an American-style towel.
5. Students will invent a new use for their tenugui, and post pictures/videos of their tenugui, with an explanation in Japanese about how to use it in a traditional way and a modern way [SEE TENUGUI PROJECT SAMPLE].
6. Students will post comments about at least three of their classmates` tenugui designs.
7. Students will present their tenugui to the class, and explain how to use it.
8. Teacher will provide students with summative assessment through the webquest grading rubric, and through a vocabulary quiz.
Exploring Japanese Bathing Utensils
LESSON PLAN for teacherLanguage: Japanese
Grade Level: High school
General Proficiency Level: 1st-4th year
Duration of Lesson: 2-3 60-minute classes (depending on student access to computers outside of school)
DESCRIPTION
High school students will have the opportunity to explore Japanese bathing utensils and learn how to take a bath in Japan. Working with a partner, they will try to guess how to use certain bathing utensils, and will try to figure out different ways to use a tenugai bath towel. They will then design their own tenugui, invent a use for it, and post to the class wiki pictures of their tenugui with instructions in Japanese about how to use it.
LESSON PLAN OBJECTIVES
- With a partner, students will look at some Japanese onsen bath utensils (bath bucket, bath stool, bath scoop, tenugui, bath scrubber) and try to guess how each item is used.
- Students will read a handout and see a video project about going to an onsen and taking a bath. With a partner, they will practice explaining how to bathe at an onsen.
- Students will look at real tenugui, as well as pictures of tenugui, and try to figure out the meaning of the patterns on the tenugui. They will do a webquest and learn about the history of tenugui,and how they are used today.
- Students will next create an original tenugui design, drawn on cloth the size of a real tenugui (33cmx90cm).
- Students will invent a use for their original tenugui, and will post pictures (videos) showing their tenugui, and how to use it.
. They will present their tenugui and brochures to the class, and then display them in a showcase at school to tell others.ASSESSMENT ELEMENTS
STANDARDS
1.1 Interpersonal Communication
· Students discuss with their partners how Japanese bathing items are used.
· Students will tell and show their partners how to take a bath in Japan.
- Students will brainstorm with their partners about an original design for a tenugui,and and original use for a tenugui.
1.2 Interpretive Communication1.3 Presentational Communication
2.1 Practices and Perspectives of Culture
· Students become acquainted with Japanese bathing items and bathing customs.
2.2 Products and Perspectives of Culture
· Students learn about the importance of cleanliness in Japanese society, and the multiple uses of such items as the tenugui.
4.2 Comparing Cultures
· Students compare bathing customs in Japan and the United States.
II. LESSON PLANS
Lesson 1 Functions
Students will learn the names of some bathroom utensils at an onsen, and learn how to use the volitional form ～おう(Let`s~) when talking about going to an onsen. They will also talk about what they will do at an onsen, using the ~たら form.
Culture
Students will understand how to take a bath at an onsen using the appropriate utensils.
Materials
actual bathing utensils (teoke, senmenki, isu, tenugui)
handout: kanji pre-activity
handout: kanji vocabulary list
Technology and Equipment
TV/DVD player with hookup to computer
Sequence of Activities
1. Teacher introduces vocabulary using Onsen Reading Assignment handout KANJI PRE-ACTIVITY and KANJI VOCABULARY LIST, and shows students actual bath utensils.
2. Students look over the handout and circle any unfamiliar kanji, then try to figure out their meanings with a partner. Students also try to guess how to use the various bath utensils.
3.Students watch the "Let`s Visit an Onsen" video project {VIDEO] and read the sentences aloud. They work with their partner to figure out the meaning of the sentences.
4. Students report back to the class what they have figured out about the kanji in the reading assignment, and the usage of the bath utensils. With a partner, they will practice saying how to take a bath at an onsen, suing ～たらand ～おう forms where appropriate.
5. Teacher will give each pair of students the same reading assignment, cut into strips, with one-two sentences per strip. Students will work with their partners to put the strips into the correct order.
5. The teacher will help students as needed, and provide feedback (formative assessment) on their progress.
6.Students take vocabulary quizlet to check their progress (formative assessment) Tenugui vocabulary quiz
Lesson 2
Functions
Students will explore the history and use of tenugui, one of the traditional onsen utensils.
Culture
Students will understand why tenugui are unhemmed and made of cotton, and will know how they differ from American-style towels.
Materials
handout: tenugui webquest questions
actual tenugui
white cloth cut in 33x90cm strips
permanent markers in variety of colors
Technology and Equipment
TV/DVD player with hookup to computer
Sequence of Activities
1. Teacher will show students a video about a towel drying rack [JAPANESE TOWEL RACK-WHAT IS IT?], and students will try to figure out its function.
2. Students will do a webquest about tenugui cooper WebQuest TENUGUI], and answer questions on the webquest questions handout [Cooper worksheet webquest].
3. Students will design their own tenugui, first on paper, and then on the white cloth. Next they will color the tenugui using permanent markers.
4. Students will do an experiment to compare hemmed and unhemmed tenugui with an American-style towel.
5. Students will invent a new use for their tenugui, and post pictures/videos of their tenugui, with an explanation in Japanese about how to use it in a traditional way and a modern way [SEE TENUGUI PROJECT SAMPLE].
6. Students will post comments about at least three of their classmates` tenugui designs.
7. Students will present their tenugui to the class, and explain how to use it.
8. Teacher will provide students with summative assessment through the webquest grading rubric, and through a vocabulary quiz.
Teacher resources
Cooper Supplementary Reading Material
tenugui information
Environmental benefit
http://www.kamawanu.co.jp/english/index.html
Tenugui patterns with explanations
http://www.geocities.jp/woof163eng/tenugui.eng.html
The Let's Form http://maktos.jimmyseal.net/jip/week15.html
Japanese bathing customs
http://www.japaneseguesthouses.com/about/ryokan/bathing.htm
Japanese bath rules, with poster
http://sleetapawang.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!BD09644C5F6E196D!313.entry